baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2519233-A (GB)
Title: Scanning method and apparatus for electromagnetic detection
Inventor: MANN CHRISTOPHER MARK
IPC: G01V8/00
Filed: 2014-10-09
Abstract: THz detection equipment having a scanning mechanism designed to scan a field of view (FoV) 100 in relation to THz detectors is combined with an optical camera 175 so that the THz field of view can be steered in accordance with the output of the camera. Steering can be provided automatically using an algorithm or manually for example using a joystick. The apparatus comprises optical camera 175 with field of view 170, THz scanner 195 with movable mirror 105 for steering the received THz signal to detectors 115, and control means 125. The THz image 134 can be moved around an image 133 from the camera. Also disclosed is a scanning mechanism for scanning the THz FoV, comprising a rotatable mirror and support structures and drive mechanisms.
Patent GB-2538035-A (GB)
Title: Fire-retardant connection system
Inventor: JOHN ELAM
IPC: H01R33/965
Filed: 2014-11-04
Abstract: A fire retardant electrical connection system comprising a first type connector 20 and a second type connector (30, figure 7) for connecting together, where the connectors each comprise: an outer sheath 202, an inner connection part 204, and electrical terminals 208. The connectors are arranged for engagement such that when connected they form a heat resistant shield around the terminal. Preferably the connectors are male and female, where the female connectors outer sheath may comprise axial keyways 214 in the form of elongate slots for receiving correspondingly shaped keys (314) of the male connector. The keyways may end in a circumferential groove that has a latch portion in the form of an integrally moulded, resilient pawl 218 for making a latching engagement with the key of the male connector. A method of making the fire-retardant electrical connection between two connectors is included. These electrical connections may be used for cables of life safety systems such as; fire alarms, voice alarms, public address systems, and emergency lighting systems.
Patent GB-2533974-A (GB)
Title: Electronic smoking device
Inventor: VACLAV BORKOVEC
IPC: A24F40/485
Filed: 2015-01-14
Abstract: An e-cigarette 10 comprising a mouthpiece portion 14 having an air inhalation port 36 and an atomizer 26, and a main body 12 having at least one air inlet 38 and an electronic element 22, which comprises at least one control electronics and an airflow sensor 24, wherein a first hydraulic diameter of the at least one air inlet 38 is larger, than a second hydraulic diameter of a bottleneck 41, 141 in a conductive part arranged between the electronic element 22, 24 and the atomizer 26. Preferably the second hydraulic diameter is not greater than 0.05 - 0.01mm and the bottleneck is formed by at least one through hole through a conductive plate. Preferably the mouthpiece portion is conductive and the atomizer is electrically connected between the plate and the mouthpiece. Preferably the smoking device contains a battery 18 within the main body, and the mouthpiece portion and the main body are configured for being electrically connected to each other when they are screwed together. Preferably there are isolation elements arranged between the mouthpiece portion and the conductive part, and between the main body and the conductive part. The airflow sensor can be a pressure sensitive switch.
Patent GB-2523464-A (GB)
Title: Microphone accessory, microphone accessory assembly and method of using a microphone
Inventor: LEVINSOHN STEVEN MARK
IPC: H04R1/08
Filed: 2015-01-15
Abstract: A microphone accessory comprises a body 401 having at least one display face 402, an attachment formation 441 and at least one display member 403, 404. The display member is attached to the body and is configured to extend or supplement the display face. In particular, the display member may be hinged to the display face so that it can be rotated to a position where it faces a camera 420. The area available for advertising messages is thereby increased. The display face or display members may be electronic display screens and/or may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional shapes. In an alternate configuration (Fig 11B) a microphone accessory comprises an attachment formation attached to the head of a microphone to which display members are attached.
Patent GB-2538282-A (GB)
Title: Fibre-optic sensing
Inventor: DANIELE MOLTENI
IPC: G01L1/24
Filed: 2015-05-14
Abstract: First and second backscattered optical signals, processed in order to obtain first and second phase signals respectively, are received from first and second sensors (e.g. 302 and 304). The first and second phase signals, which may be directed towards a coherent detection system (e.g. 316 and 318), are used to infer an additional phase signal which is unrecoverable from the first phase signal alone. A strain measurement signal is constructed using the first phase signal and the additional phase signal. The phase signals may be processed using phase unwrapping which may employ an a priori phase signal. Independent claims and embodiments are included in which the first and second sensors (e.g. 302 and 304) have different phase sensitivities. Further independent claims are included in which measurement signals are made in contiguous time intervals. The saturation of the first and second unwrapped phase signals may also be measured.
Patent GB-2539654-A (GB)
Title: An aerodynamic ladder cover
Inventor: MICHAEL JOHN COFF
IPC: E06C7/00
Filed: 2015-06-19
Abstract: An aerodynamic ladder cover 10 secures and covers the leading edges of a ladder (L, Fig 5) during transport on the outside of a vehicle. It includes an aerodynamic cover-shell 12 with an open trailing end 14 that, in use, covers an end portion of the ladder. The cover has a lock 16 located within it that, in use, self-engages a rung of the ladder as it is pushed within the open trailing end. The lock has first and second locking member 18, 20 and during the self-engagement at least part of one or more of the locking members move apart, to allow secure engagement of the rung. The locking arms preferably present a mouth-shaped recess, that facilitates the self-engagement, and a resilient member (28, Fig 3) for reversing the movement apart and facilitating retention of the rung. The lock may be padlocked. Also claimed is a general ladder cover.
Patent GB-2540742-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to beds
Inventor: MARLENE CLAIRE GREENHALGH
IPC: A47C23/12
Filed: 2015-07-14
Abstract: Bed 900 that comprises: a support surface defined by a plurality of support members 104, some of which are resiliently urged towards an unloaded position by a spring 118; and a damping system 106 which dampens vibrations on the spring 118. The support members 104 have a shaft 112 and a laterally extending protrusion 114. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a bed wherein a receiving element has an aperture to receive the shaft and protrusion of the support members. In a further aspect some of the support members have a laterally extending pusher member (Fig 3, 236) that comprise damping material (Fig 3, 254). According to some aspects the support members 104 are received by a guide member (Fig 7b, 320) that is arranged to retain the spring 118 by engaging between the coils of the spring. The invention also relates to bed frames with movable side elements (Fig 14, 568) that are resiliently urged towards an unloaded position.
Patent GB-2525541-A (GB)
Title: Widely distributed polyolefin catalyst, and preparation and application thereof
Inventor: GAO KEJING
IPC: C08F10/02
Filed: 2013-07-11
Abstract: The present invention relates to a widely distributed polyolefin catalyst, and preparation and an application thereof. A main catalyst comprises a carrier, a transition metal halide, an organic alcoholic compound, and a siloxane electron donor in a mol ratio of 1:(1-30):(0.5-30):(0.01-5); the transition metal halide is generated by titanate and silicon halide through in-situ reaction in a mol ratio of 1:(1-30):(1-40), and a mol ratio of the titanate and the silicon halide is 1:(0.5-2); a co-catalyst is an organic aluminum compound; and a mol ratio of the transition metal halide in the main catalyst and the co-catalyst is 1:(30-500). The particles in the catalyst of the present invention are excellent in shape and are spherical; the catalyst has high activity and widely distributed polymer molecular weight; the catalyst is applicable to a slurry process, a gas phase polymerization process, or a combined polymerization process; and the preparation method is simple, has low requirements on equipment, and produces little pollution to the environment.
Patent GB-2542628-A (GB)
Title: Extrusion aid and method of manufacture
Inventor: ADAM FOSTER ROBERT SUTCLIFFE
IPC: B65D35/28
Filed: 2015-09-28
Abstract: A moulding method comprising folding 115 a flexible tube with a nozzle 116, wrapping a pliable moulding material around part of it, urging the material towards the nozzle to take the shape 117 of that part of the tube, and using that mould to create a device to assist squeezing a full tube. The tube can be of the type which contains toothpaste, cosmetics, paint, etc. Folding the tube can create a radially outwardly extending portion near the nozzle which the mould engages. There is a tube squeezer 100 which has a slot formed by two opposed facing side walls which is open on one end and closed on another; the squeezer also has a head 105 at one end. The head can be convex with the slot extending through it. There can be tapering internal rails to guide to tool on the tube.
Patent GB-2543576-A (GB)
Title: A polymer based combined kerb drainage element and methods of manufacturing such
Inventor: PHILIP SUTTON
IPC: E01C11/22
Filed: 2015-10-23
Abstract: The polymer based combined kerb drainage element 1 comprises a first moulded component 2 having side walls 2a, 2b that define a first longitudinal channel, and a second moulded component 3 having side walls 3a, 3b that define a second longitudinal channel. The side walls of at least one of the moulded components are linked by a living hinge 4 such that said hinged side walls can be aligned with the side walls of the associated moulded component to construct the combined kerb drainage element with an internal conduit 16. The element is preferably made of a mouldable plastics material and may comprise at least one aperture 5 for allowing water to enter the internal conduit. The element may also comprise an anchoring portion 8, 9 such as a protrusion extending from the main body of the element. Also claimed is a method for use.
Patent GB-2529975-A (GB)
Title: Array substrate and liquid crystal display panel
Inventor: YAO XIAOHUI
IPC: H04N13/04
Filed: 2013-07-24
Abstract: Provided are an array substrate and a liquid crystal display panel. In the array substrate, each pixel unit (14) comprises a first pixel electrode (Ml), a second pixel electrode (M2) and a third pixel electrode (M3), wherein the third pixel electrode (M3) is connected to the second pixel electrode (M2) through a third switch (T3). In a 2D display mode, the third switch (T3) is switched on so as to enable the second pixel electrode (M2) to be electrically connected to the third pixel electrode (M3), to enable the three pixel electrodes (Ml, M2, M3) all in a state of an image displaying a corresponding 2D picture, and enable the voltage of the second pixel electrode (M2) to be changed via the voltage of the third pixel electrode (M3); In a 3D display mode, the second pixel electrode (M2) is made not to be in communication with the third pixel electrode (M3), so as to enable the third pixel electrode (M3) to be in a state of an image displaying a corresponding black picture. In the above-mentioned manner, the aperture ratio in the 2D display mode can be improved and the colour distortion in a large viewing angle can be reduced, and meanwhile, the binocular signal crosstalk in the 3D display mode can be reduced.
Patent GB-2534474-A (GB)
Title: Heat exchanger
Inventor: JAMES MACNAGHTEN
IPC: F28D21/00
Filed: 2016-01-15
Abstract: A heat exchanger 100 comprises a porous structure 130 having a first region defining a flow path through which a gas flows and a second region upon which a liquid is applied. The porous structure may comprise an open-cell foam structure or a chamber containing a particulate material. Heat exchange may be by direct heat transfer. An inner surface of the porous structure may be hydrophilic or hydrophobic. The porous structure may be rotated by a motor 136 driven central rod 131, and may be partially submerged in liquid within a reservoir 139. The reservoir may comprise a fresh water inlet supply via valve 170 and the water circulated via a pump 160 through pipes140, 142. A drain 171 and drain valve may control the level of the liquid level in the reservoir. The liquid may be applied by spraying or a droplet dispensing device. The heat exchanger may be a secondary condensing heat exchanger (fig 3A) of condensing boiler (10) with a first condenser heat exchanger 235 and a second evaporator heat exchanger 135, whereby the first heat exchanger is in communication with exhaust gases from a condensing boiler and the second heat exchanger is in communication with fresh air to be supplied to the boiler.
Patent GB-2546341-A (GB)
Title: Three terminal solid state plasma monolithic microwave integrated circuit
Inventor: RICHARD BROOKE KEETON
IPC: H01Q23/00
Filed: 2016-01-15
Abstract: A solid state plasma monolithic microwave integrated circuit within a parallel plate structure having single or multiple elemental devices with at least three terminals operating within the microwave, millimetre wave or terahertz bands, comprising: a semiconductor dielectric substrate 3; parallel plates 1,2 which comprise an upper conducting parallel plate 1 and a lower conducting parallel plate 2 and which parallel plates 1,2 are used to guide an electromagnetic wave; an isolating trench which is between the parallel plates 1,2, and which is used to contain a solid state plasma; a distinct p-doped region and a distinct n-doped region which are within a first semiconductor region defined by the isolating trench below the upper conducting parallel plate 1, and which are connected to two electrical bias terminals, where at least one electrical bias terminal forms a radio frequency short to the upper parallel plate 1; and a p or n doped region within a second semiconductor regiondefined by the isolating trench above the lower conducting parallel plate 2 and connected to a third electrical bias terminal, where the third electrical bias terminal forms a radio frequency short to the lower conducting parallel plate 2, and wherein; a solid state plasma is able to be controlled by voltage biasing of the three electrical bias terminals to either reflect, absorb or transmit an electromagnetic wave.
Patent GB-2549333-A (GB)
Title: Lighting device and control thereof
Inventor: RODERICK ALLEN GAMMONS
IPC: G03B15/05
Filed: 2016-04-15
Abstract: A lighting control device comprises a means, such as processor 54, for receiving a trigger and means for switching operation of a lighting device from a continuous mode to a flash mode upon receipt of said trigger.
Patent GB-2550135-A (GB)
Title: Axially Loaded spherical Joint assembly
Inventor: ROBERT BECK
IPC: F16C11/06
Filed: 2016-05-09
Abstract: A ball rod 100, eg for use in a high-pressure gas compressor, comprises a spherical ball portion 104 mounted on one or each end of a rod 102 and received in a cup or socket 114, wherein a circular lubrication formation 110 is provided on a distal portion of the ball portion 104, and wherein the centres of the lubrication formation 110 and the ball portion 104 lie on the longitudinal axis of the rod 102, such that a lubricant well is formed between the lubrication formation 110 and an inner surface of the cup/socket 114. The circular lubrication formation 110 may be in the form of a flat surface, a concave well or a cylindrical well. The circular lubrication formation 110 may have a radiused edge 112. The cup 114 may have a complementary lubrication formation 118, eg a concave or cylindrical well, which could be used with a regular ball rod. The socket and the ball portion may be made from nitrided steel.
Patent GB-2550168-A (GB)
Title: Security device and method of manufacture
Inventor: ADAM LISTER
IPC: B42D25/342
Filed: 2016-05-11
Abstract: A security device comprises an array of elongate focusing structures 9, the elongate axes of which are aligned along a first direction (y), the elongate focusing structures 9 being arranged parallel to one another periodically along a second direction (x) which is orthogonal to the first direction, each elongate focusing structure 9 having an optical footprint of which different elongate strips will be directed to the viewer in dependence on the viewing angle, the centre line of each optical footprint being parallel with the first direction. An array of image elements 5 overlap the array of elongate focusing structures 9, the array of image elements 5 representing elongate image slices of at least two respective images, each image slice comprising one or more image elements 5, and at least one image slice of each respective image being located at least partially in the optical footprint of each elongate focusing structure 9. The array of image elements 5 is configured such that the pitch between the elongate image slices of each respective image in the second direction varies across the array in the first and/or second direction(s). At any one viewing angle, in a first region (R1, figure 3c) of the device the elongate focussing structures 9 direct portions of first image slices corresponding to a first image to the viewer such that the first image is displayed across the first region of the device, and simultaneously, in a second region (R2) of the device which is laterally offset from the first region in the first and/or second direction(s), the elongate focussing structures 9 direct portions of second image slices corresponding to a second image to the viewer such that the second image is displayed across the second region of the device, the positions of the first and second regions relative to the security device depending on the viewing angle.
Patent GB-2542452-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for controlling checkout belt speed
Inventor: Nicholaus Adam Jones
IPC: G06Q20/20
Filed: 2016-06-06
Abstract: The speed of a point of sale (POS) conveyor is adjusted in relation to the sensed distance between an item 125 and the end of the conveyor. The belt speed may be increased to quickly move an item 125 from the far end of an otherwise empty conveyor to the cashier area 116, e.g., if a laser sensor 120 detects the item 125 is far away from the cashier area 116. A processor can control the drive motor of the belt, e.g by wirelessly transmitting communications to a modulation unit to adjust the voltage of the belt drive motor. Data may be stored on a database, such as belt speed for a particular cashier, to determine cashier performance metrics. An additional processor may determine the number of items scanned by a cashier. The sensor may calculate the size of an item on the belt.
Patent GB-2542671-A (GB)
Title: Sensory stimulation controls for retail environment
Inventor: JOHN PAUL THOMPSON
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2016-07-22
Abstract: A sensory system for shops wherein input sensor(s) near an item for sale collect data related to the item for sale, the analytics performed on the data produce an output device modification signal that controls the generation of a sensory output an output device. The dynamic environment aims to enhance the customer experience, optimising sensory output devices via a feedback loop of the impact they have resulting in increased sales, profit, handling of product, and so on. Examples include sonar, light, olfactory, colour, and/or motion sensors gathering information for input to some analysis or analytics method that determines and implements a change of lighting, video display, sound, smell or positioning etc.
Patent GB-2552944-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive content delivery network
Inventor: SIMONE FERRARA
IPC: H04N21/6405
Filed: 2016-08-09
Abstract: A content delivery network (CDN) 100 for streaming digital video content, configured to receive video content, store the content in a storage format comprising a base layer B and an enhancement layer E. The base layer is decodable to present the digital video content at a base level of video reproduction quality, and the enhancement layer is decodable with the base layer to present the digital video content at an enhanced level of video reproduction quality which is higher than the base level of reproduction quality. The content delivery network determines, based on a target quality which is to be provided to a client device 210-240, which layers to use in order to achieve the target quality; and uses the determined layers to provide the client device with the digital content at the target level of quality. Video content may be trans-coded 130, 140 or trans-rated 140 in the network in response to specific client requests. In embodiments, base layer data is pushed to edge nodes 120-140 of the network to quickly serve clients, but enhancement data is only delivered to edge nodes 130, 140 in response to client requests for video quality not achievable using base layer data.
Patent GB-2543946-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems to sense situational awareness with a dual doppler and control for optimized operations
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER DONALD JOHNSON
IPC: G06Q50/22
Filed: 2016-09-30
Abstract: A healthcare workflow management and reasoning system 438 comprises a workflow engine 424 including a first programmed processor to monitor one or more medical orders from one or more hospital information systems to identify a condition indicating that a first patient in a first room is ready for a clinical activity such as discharge and a sensing component 406-408 including a second processor to gather occupancy data regarding the first patient in the first room and transmit the occupancy data to the workflow engine. The workflow engine controls one or more hospital operational systems to trigger cleaning of the first room, lighting settings for the first room, and transportation of a second patient to the first room based on occupancy data from the sensing component. The sensing component may be a duel Doppler sensor, which may include first and second Doppler sensors with main antenna lobes pointing at an angle relative to one another and for respectively monitoring activity in a bed area and a second area larger than the bed area and at least partially beyond a field of view of the first sensor.
Patent GB-2558529-A (GB)
Title: Dynamically increased noise suppression based on input noise characteristics
Inventor: MATTHEW R KIRSCH
IPC: G10L21/0232
Filed: 2016-10-11
Abstract: In an audio system (eg. a hands-free phone in a vehicle), noise is suppressed by being smoothed over a first frequency range (eg. <1 kHz, fig. 2), inverted and normalised (fig. 3), fitted to a noise curve (eg. brown noise 502) and then gain adjusted by subtracting the normalised inverse from a normalised inverse of this noise curve in the log-frequency domain to yield Gadjust (fig. 6). Minimum and maximum noise suppression levels are then computed dependent on input noise.